Dirigible automobile-lamp.



F. E. HARVEY.

v nmmlif @ummom LAMP. AHLICATION FILED DC-26,1916.

Pazened Sept. 11, 119W.

the provision ol i tlNlTllD FRANK E. HARVEY, OF WHITE HLL, ILNIS.

DIRIGIBLE AUTOMQBILE-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ite Slept. llt, 'l

Application led December 26, 1916. Serial No. 133,90@

fle yit linorwn that l, Fawn lf). a citizen ot' the United l'Vhile llall. in the. count)r oli (lreene :unl State ol illinois, have in\euted certain new and useful Imprm'ements in Dirigihlc AuLoinoliile-l'iainps, ol which the ilollowing 'is a specilictlOn.

The present invention relaxes to improve- Inents iu automobile lamps.

The primary object ol' the invention is un autoinohile lamp of the type known generally as diripgihle lamps.

Another ohjeet of the invention is the provision of novel means tor turning' the lights, or reliectors pivoted to the lights so as to throw the raysin the direction in which the vehicle is ahout to proceed, upon the turning' of the steering; Wheels thereof.

A further ohject of the invention is the provision of a dirigrihle lamp for automobiles or the like which will he comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and eflicient in use, and readily operatcd.

`With the ahove and other ohjects in view the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and, arrange-ments of parts to he hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the aceompan'vino,` drawings, it being,Y understood, that Various minor changes in/the specific details of construction can he resorted to, within the scope of the appended claim without departing' from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a plan View of the preferred form of the invention wherein movable reflectors are used;

Fig. 2 is a similar View of a modified form in which pivoted lamps are used;

Fig. 3 is a detail View showing,r the reticetor and its connection to the lamp;

Fig. 4 is a front elewation of an automohiie with my improvedl ights applied thereto;

Fig. 5 :is a detail View of the rod;

Fig. 6 lis a horizontal sectional View taken through the hinge connection of the operating, rods; and

Fig. 7 is a detail View of one of the lugs carried hy the spindle connecting rod.

Referring now to the accompanying drawllamar, States, residing,r :u

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straight ahead, a slight ings hy corresponding" clmracters ol reference tln'ounjhout the several views, the numeral Il() designates in ,gre/neral a portion of the toi-ward end ol an automobile includingv the chassis 11, it'ront axle 1Q, axle spindles 13 and the front wheels lll connected hy the usual steering rod 15.

'lhe lamps 16 are shown mounted stationary in Fig.` 1 and rotatable :in Fig: EZ,

Referringparticularly to Figs. 1, 3, Il, 5, G and 7 of the drawings which illustrate, the in'eferred -form. of the invention, vertical rods 17 are mounted upon opposite sides oit the chassis in suitable hearings 18 arranged so that the rods 1'?- will he permitted to rotate therein and yet he prevented from vertical displaeemcnt through the instrumentality ol" collars 19 which hear against the ogn'iosite ends of said hearings.

A pair ol right aiurularhl disposed arms 2() and 21 are `formed upon the opposite ends of the rods 17. The arms or extensions 21 as clearly shown throughout the various fig'- ures of the drawings are directed toward the connecting rod 15, so that the wheels et the vehicle while rounding* a turn will cause the eennectinf.,r rod thereofA to shift and through the instrun'ientality oil" lugs 22 secured thereto, will impart a rotarjgr motion to that arm which is nearest the outer side o'l the turn, whcreui'ion a like movement will he imparted to its adjacent arm 20, thus permitting" said arms 20 to operate the reflectors in the proper direction hy manipulatingr the links 23 which are hingedly connected to the reflectors Q-IL and adjustahly threaded in the sockets 525 of the liing'es 26. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. the extensions 21 and lugs 22 are nminall)1 arranged in spaced relation a sufficient distance so that while the str-tering;V wheels are directed turning of the wheels caused hy an uneven road or h v anjilv other means will not aider/t the lamp-controllingr mechanism.

ln order to conveniently apply this devicel to various models of automobiles, the hinges are provided with sockets and 25 in which the free ends of the links 23 and arms 24 are threaded andkwhere` a limited space exists in which the rods must operate, their free ends can he cut oit a suiiieient distance to permit the desired adjustment necessary. Vlen the sockets 25 and 25 are in contact as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 6 the rods 21 will cease to he further manipulated toward the .tra Lacasse pins 22, therefore leaving a -suflicient space between the rods 21 and 22 to allow the wheels to move a slight distance out of a straight-away course without a'ecting the reflectors.

As the wheels 14 turn in either direction, one of said reflectors 24 will be turned so as to deflect the rays from the lamps 16 in the direction in which the vehicle is about to proceed.

The various parts are however, held in their normal positions by the tension springs 27 which are secured preferably to the outer ends of the arms 20 and to a convenient portion of the vehicle.

Referring to Fig. 2 of the drawing' the various parts thereof are identical with that shown in the other figures with the exception that the links 23 are secured directly to the lamps 16 and the reliectors 24 are dispensed with.

When this form is used the lamps which are pivoted asabove mentioned turn with the Wheels of the vehicle and thereby throw the light rays in the direction in which the same is about to proceed.

From the foregoing description taken. in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be manifest that dirigible lamps for automobiles are provided and also -novel means for controlling the same.

Having thus fully what is claimed is: l

The combination in a device such as described, with a vehicle having lamps mounted thereon, movable axle spindles, a connecting rod secured to said axle spindles, lugs secured thereto, operating rods mounted upon said vehicle, arms extending from the ends of said rods, one arm of each` rod being disposed in the path of one of the lugs, reflectors pivoted to said lamps, means operatively connecting the reflectors and the other of said arms, means for limiting the movement of said rods, and means for yieldingly holding the rods so the reflectors will be maintained in inoperative position except upon the turning of the vehicle wheels iny predetermined directions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

l'Snom TEMPLIN.

described the invention 

